Namibia vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes

Namibia
4,172
in 2022
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
435,080
in 2021
Namibia rank
121st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
122nd

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes over time

  • Namibia
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k198020012022

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 435,080 against 4,172 in Namibia, a difference of 430,908.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 104.3 times Namibia's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 121st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 122nd of 185 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 486.67 116,124 115,637 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 934.6 187,353 186,418 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 2,950 361,712 358,762 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 3,869 423,236 419,367 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes, Namibia or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 435,080 against 4,172 in Namibia as of 2021.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes between Namibia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
430,908, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
How do Namibia and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Namibia ranks 121st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 122nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
406 places, 14,938 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release